WOOD PELLET U25/28/2009At the All Ireland Mushroom Conference one could not have missed the theme of renewable energy and greener energy.

IRISH MUSHROOM CONFERENCE5/25/2009The mushroom industry put on its first trade show in 6 years and it was deemed a huge success by people on the day.

CAP IN HAND?5/25/2009The Department of Agriculture said just over €2 billion was paid out to Irish farmers and companies in the 12-month period from October 16th, 2007 to October 15th, 2008.

NO CODDING ABOUT!5/25/2009Word on the grapevine is that Leslie Codd has made a big investment in his mushroom operation down in the south of the country.

GLUT OR RUT?5/25/2009The word on the ether is that there is a bit of an oversupply of mushrooms on the market at the moment.

STUNNERS!5/25/2009Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, has made its first annual loss as the global economic downturn has hit demand for its vehicles.

SUPPLY CHECK5/25/2009Payment to suppliers has been a theme in the notes for quite some time.

HAMAGEDDON!5/25/2009“The only thing that spreads faster than a health crisis is the panic about it.”

THE ONE SHOW5/25/2009One would probably need to be on planet Mars to not have noticed the BBC’s One Show over the past year.

MUSEUMS OF MUSHROOM5/25/2009Stalker was intrigued to read about le Musee de la Truffe in Sorges Perigord. It’s the kind of place one could root around in for ages.

DR WHO SCENE5/25/2009Walking into the trade show at the mushroom conference in Monaghan, one would have to have had a bag over the head not to notice the Scully Grower Supplies stand.
www.scullymush.ie

TESCO TROUBLE?5/25/2009A spasm of anger and upset emerged on May 19 when a meeting of Irish Tesco executives in Ashbourne Co. Meath was stormed by an angry group of potato farmers.

THE TIMES WE LIVE IN.5/25/2009We live in interesting times to be sure - the turmoil in the world economy seeps ever more into the fabric of society as time wears on.

BOOM TIMES5/25/2009Stalker is always surprised by the stories that appear throughout the year about mushroom hunters that stumble onto weird finds.